Portable bath-house.



1. L. BROWN, PomAaLEBATH Hausa. APPLICATIQN FiLED DEC. 1.,` ISIIILv rammed Jan.29,1918.

JOHN L. BROWN, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESDTA.

PORTABLE BATH-HOUSE.

Specification of Lettera Patent.

Patented J an. 29, 1918.

Application led December 1, 1916. Serial No. 134,392.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jol-iN L. BnowN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Iort able Bath-Houses; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in portable booths or screens adapted for use as bath houses, which are foldable so that when not in use they may be knocked down and easily transported..

` Another object of the invention is to pro- -vide a device of this character which is equppedwith a collapsible head comprising a plurality of curtain or cover supporting arms projecting radially therefrom, and which are foldable and' adapted to swing down to a position parallel with the support, when not 1n use.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a device of this character which is simple and durable in construction, inexensive to manufacture, and one which will be very efficient in operation.

With these and numerous other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be herein referred to and more particularly pointed out in the speciiication and claims.

In the' accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the stand- -ard showing the cover secured thereto'witli onesicle removed;

Fig. 21s a plan view of the device with l the base and adjusting means not shown,

so as tov illustrate tliepositon of the arms and uppei" edge of the cover more clearly; Fig.' 3 'issn detail slde view of the upper ljend" of the standard showing the bracket with the arms horizontally disposed;

Fig. 4 is an end view of the bracket showing the sameini position similar to that shownv in Fig. 3;

Fig; 5 is plan view of this portion of the standard;

Fig. l(i is a horizontal section on the' line 6-6 of Fig. 3;

Fi 7'is a view of --the device in folded position, with the cover removed, and for `spect to the standard asclearlyshowfn in the sake of clearness, I have removedthe spring therefrom; and y Fig. 8 is a detail perspective showing the upper edge of the removable cover and the manner in which it is positioned when placed around the standard.

In describing my invention I shall refer to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which the numeral 1 designates the supporting standard employed in this device, which is made longitudinally adjustable, by forming the same of two sections, a. lower section 2'. and an upper section 3, which are slidabl connected with each other as shown at and adjustable by a spring bolt 5 as clearly. shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The upper section 3 is provided with a plurality' of openings 6 in which theend of the spring bolt may be positioned accordi-ng to theedjustment desired for the standard. y

This standard 1 is provided at its lower.' end with a plurality of foldable legs 7 which form av supporting base for the same when in open position. These legs are of any conventional shape, it being merely neces- A will be positioned against the adjacent sidesof the standard when thelegs 'unopened'.

When closed they will fold inwardly` and be disposed substantiallyparallel with re- Fig. 7. of the drawings. i

Mounted on the upper` end -of the stand`r which is rotatably mounted -on a. horizom tally extending pivot 11 which tion thereon by a nut 12 .on its outer end:r4

tically,vits movement in one direction being limited by a stop lprojecting; from the adL jacent side of the standard, and when in this position it may be locked by means of.A

. [wf .ard 1 isa substantially lJ-shaped bracket-'10i projects .Y through said standard andis lieldfm posi-vloof This bracket 10 is adapted to swing ver-.1H`

a lock button 14 pivotally mounted on the opposite sido of the standard, and which is adapted to be swungpoutwardly therefrom in the path of movement of the' bracket.

Between the sides of the bracket 10 are secure/d pivot' rods 15 which are disposed on an inclined plane, and which are adapted to have mounted thereon two pairs of arms 16 and 17 respectively. The outer arms 17 are of equal length, and the inner arms 16 are similarly positioned, but owing to the fact that the rods 15 upon which they are mounted are disposed at an angle, the extremities of the arms will be of different lengths accordingly. These arms are adapt ed to swing freely upon the pivots for a purose to be hereinafter more fully described. LVhcn the bracket 10 is disposed as shown in Fig. -7 of the drawings, the pairs of arms' 16 and 17 will hang downwardly in substantially parallel relation with each other and will be disposed parallel with the standard 1. lVhen it is desired to open the device, the bracket 10 is swung so that the arms will be disposed horizontally, and when in this position the operation of the lock button 14 will hold the bracket so that the arms will be unable to swing back to their first position. The arms are then swung outwardly to various radially spaced positions as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, whereupon the collapsible head will be opened.

To securely hold the arms in position I have provided a coiled spring 18 which is secured at its opposite ends to the outer surfaces of the arms 17, intermediate their ends, and which when the arms are opened and swung outwardly to the position shown in F ig. 2 of the drawings, will exert a constant tension on the same to hold them in this relation. This spring 18 will be stretched between the two outside arms, and will be positioned at the back of the side of -the standard opposite to which the bracket is secured and will tend to draw the arms toward each other, consequently holdingthem permanently in position. The intermediate arms 16 are steadied in open position by means' of a cord 19 which has its oppositeV ends secured to the inner faces of the; arms 16 and which extends through openings 2O in the ar-ms'i17 in substantially rectangular form as 'clearly shown in Fig. 2 of 'the drawings. This cord isdrawn taut when the arms are open and will consequently steady the same.

When the arms are in opemposition they are adapted to ,hold thereon a. removable cover 21 :formed of canvas or any other del sired materialvwhch is positioned around the lstandard and has its downwardly eX- tending sides reaching to the ground. This cover 21 has one end or edge thereof con` nected' tothe standard as shown at 22, and

Ethel said cover extends around the .standard and has its opposite edge, brought back and f ikewise'y secured over the first .mentioned When in operation these two edges edge.

may be drawn apart to afford an entrance tir the bath house.l The cover is preferably formed of canvas or likematerial, and is provided at the corners of its upper edge with hooks 28 which engage openings 24 adjacent the extremities of the arms 1G and. 17.

The object of providing a portable bath house of this character is to provide a booth or screen wherein swimmers or bathers can dress or undress at lakes and streams where no public or private bath houses are maintained. This house may be folded up so as to occupy a very small space, whereby it may be easily carried, or strapped to the running board of an automobile, etc.

To erect the bath house it is only necessary to position the standard perpendicw larly and raise it a short distance from the ground whereby the legs will spread out by gravity, forming a base or support for the standard. Next the spring bolt is withdrawn and the upper section of the standard is lifted to the desired height, whereby the bolt will drop back in place and lock it at this point.

The arms 16 and 17 are then grasped and raised from a, vertical to a horizontal position, then given a one-half turn to the right, thus turning the vertically pivoted bracket, and the bracket is then locked in position by turning thev lock button. The arms are then swung to the various radial spaced positions as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. and the coiled spring is swung up over the standard and back of the same until it holds the arms extended in a Inanner hereinbefore fully described. The re? movable cover is then placed around the projecting arms and hooked thereon at the extremities of the same. The adjacent overlapping ends of the cover will be disposed at the back of the standard whereby easy access may be had to the completed house.

The projecting arms may be formed of channel iron, to give them the required strength and stability. The cord passed through these arms will steady them in position and the coiled spring will securely hold them open as long as desired.

From the foregoing description of the construction and operation of my improved portable bath house, the manner of applying the same'to use, and the operation there-4 of will be readily understood, and it will be seen that I have provided a simple and eicient device of this character for carrying out the objects of the invention.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a longitudinally adjustable vertically disposed standard lhaving a foldable base at its lower end, and VKa collapsible head at its upper end, a plurality-of radiall posi tioned arms on said head adapted to h posed in operative position ima horizontal plane to one side of the standard, Seidel-'ms lCP aml im closed position un@ a mmovzalizle' am? tam supporta@ vbysaicl arma A,

il device m"- the' clwaclen'clsmbecl unmprsil'lg ad lungtuflwily mclju'stnbla vertically Clspsed. Sandafd having LL folding base, :l bolt extending .through Said Smack ,shaped bracket rotatably mountecl on saldi bolt and adapted to be posltlonecl ai'. on@

Side of said slmdm'fl, locking memsposi# 'blamed omV Saad Standard i@ lm lfl mms pivoted nu 4said bracl; mil adapted t@ swing to fus radial positions when the bracket is horizm'rmlly dipusefl, mans rlol" holding; salcl. arms in. spaced relation when fldially dlsposad nml a removabl@ curtain fsuppmtecl on saldi arms.

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